Didier Leclair (born Didier Kabagema, 1967 in Montreal) is a Canadian francophone fiction writer currently based in Toronto."66 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2022". CBC Books, 11 January 2022. He has lived in various countries in Africa, and has studied at Laurentian University in Sudbury and Toronto's Glendon College.
Awards and recognition 2000: French-language winner, Trillium Book Award, Toronto, je t'aime 2004: French-language fiction finalist, Governor General's Awards, Ce pays qui est le mien 2011: French-language finalist, Trillium Book Award, Le soixantième parallèle 2016: French-language finalist, Trillium Book Award, Pour l'amour de Dimitri 2016: French-language winner, Christine Dimitriu Van Saanen Book Award, Pour l'amour de Dimitri 2018: French-language finalist, Trillium Book Award, Le Bonheur est un parfum sans nom 2019: English-language finalist, Toronto Book Award, This Country of mine (Translated work by Elaine Kennedy) 2025: French-language winner, Alain-Thomas Book Award, Le prince africain, le traducteur et le nazi 2025: French-language finalist, Trillium Book Award, Le prince africain, le traducteur et le nazi
Bibliography 2000: Toronto, je t'aime (Vermillon) 2003: Ce pays qui est le mien (Vermillon) 2007: Un passage vers l'Occident (Vermillon) 2010: Le soixantième parallèle (Vermillon) 2012: Le complexe de Trafalgar (Vermillon) 2014: "Un ancien d'Afrique", (Vermillon) 2015: "Pour l'amour de Dimitri", (Les Éd. David) 2017: "Le bonheur est un parfum sans nom", (Les Ed. David) 2019: Translation of Ce pays qui est le mien by Elaine Kennedy: This Country of Mine, (Deux Voiliers Pub.) 2019: "Le vieil homme sans voix", (Les Ed. David) 2022: Translation: "Toronto, I Love You" by Elaine Kennedy, Mawenzi House publishing, () 2024: "Le prince africain, le traducteur et le nazi" (Les éd. David) 2026: "Entre miel et fiel", poetry (Les éd. Terre d'Accueil) 2026: "Faites vos jeux, rien ne va plus" (Les éd. David) 2026: Translation: "The African Prince, the Translator and the Nazi" (Mawenzi House)
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